Amazing Spider-Man 2 reviews are in – Should you check it out?

When it was announced that the first Amazing Spider-Man film was coming out, many fans rolled their eyes because it was a recent reboot. (Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 came out 5 years prior.) Plus, we were going to see Peter Parker become Spider-Man all over again. However, once the movie came out, it was met with mostly positive reactions from critics and fans. With its success and positive reviews, the next step for Sony and director Marc Webb is to begin working on the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

From the trailers released so far, we get a feeling that the movie is going to be bigger, filled with many villains including Rhino (Paul Giamatti), Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan) and Electro (Jamie Foxx). Some fans were concerned that the film might have too many villains. Were their concerns correct?

With The Amazing Spider-Man 2 swinging into theaters on May 2nd, we already have the first wave of reviews coming in, and they are mostly positive. For most of the critics, the highlight of the movie is the chemistry between Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone).

One of the main issues the critics have is the movie going all over the place. It’s not that hard to see why, due to all the different plots revolving around the many villains. Another issue is that the movie doesn’t feel like a complete hole, due to Sony wanting the film to setup future Spider-Man movies.

With those issues aside, fans should get a kick out of the movie with the character performances and a nice tale about a young hero with superpowers.

[It] doesn’t just double down on what didn’t work in the first film, it manages to undo some of the good qualities of the original as well. The result is a film that kicks off the summer blockbuster season with a resounding thud.